Former heavyweight champion Fury has not fought since 2015, when he beat Wladimir Klitschko to take the WBA, IBF and WBA world heavyweight titles.
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It’s not the first time the former heavyweight champion has said he is calling time on his career but the 28-year-old claimed on Wednesday that his stint as a boxer has come to an end.
Joshua has been linked with an all British bout with Fury the next time he steps into the ring, with both camps talking up a potential showdown.
The WBA, IBF, IBO world heavyweight champion took to Instagram on Wednesday to show off his impressive levels of fitness with a video titled ‘Boxing’s most wanted’
The pair look set to take each other on in the ring once Fury makes his comeback – with the 28-year-old currently suspended
Fury, who has not fought since that win over Klitschko, has challenged Joshua to a bout, calling him a ‘pumped-up weightlifter’
Joshua said he is prepared to put his WBA Super and IBF titles on the line against Fury because of the huge public demand
Fury os bent on being the next to get into the ring with Joshua
Fury tested positive to the use of banned substance
The IBF and WBA heavyweight champion has already set his sights on his next opponent and is believed to have told Hearn he wants a showdown fight with Whyte, as Tyson Fury is awaiting the results of a UK Anti-Doping hearing
The 28-year-old, who stunned boxing with his victory over Wladimir Klitschko back in November 2015, has been dealing with depression and has seen his weight balloon
The British heavyweight put boxing on the front and back pages last weekend as he stopped Klitschko in a modern-day classic at Wembley Stadium
The British heavyweight rivals have accepted each other’s challenge on the back of Joshua’s sensational 11th-round stoppage of Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday night, at a sold-out Wembley Stadium
Joshua, who stopped the Ukrainian in the 11th round at Wembley on Saturday, immediately called out fellow Briton Fury, who beat Klitschko on points in November 2015
Joshua extended his perfect record to 19 wins after climbing off the canvas to earn an 11th-round stoppage win over 69-fight veteran Klitschko in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium
The promising heavyweight, 27, makes the latest defence of his IBF title and hopes to win the WBA belt last held by Tyson Fury when he fights Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night
In only his 19th fight as a professional, Joshua will on Saturday defend his IBF title and bids to win the WBA belt when he faces Wladimir Klitschko in front of 90,000 people at Wembley
The 41-year-old will be fighting for the 69th time in the professional ranks with the goal of winning back two of the belts he lost to Tyson Fury in 2015
The unbeaten Brit was scheduled to face the WBO champion in New Zealand on May 6, in what would have been his first world title fight
The 41-year-old former world champion will meet Joshua, 27, in his 29th championship fight at London’s Wembley Stadium as the Ukrainian hopes to regain two of the belts he lost to Britain’s Tyson Fury in November 2015